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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    PostgreSQL

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/APostgreSQL (alternately Postgres) is a free and open source object-relational database system boasting over 30 years of active development, reliability, feature robustness, and performance. It supports SQL and is designed to support various workloads flexibly.N/A

    ServiceNow IT Service Management

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ABuilt on the ServiceNow Now Platform, the IT Service Management bundle provides an agent workspace with knowledge management, and modules supporting issue tracking and problem resolution, change, release and configuration management.N/A
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    PostgreSQLServiceNow IT Service Management
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    ITSM Standard
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—ITSM Pro and ITSM Enterprise also are available with optional "Plus" add-ons. These include AI Agents, an AI Agent Studio, and other features that augment the capabilities of the platform using AI Virtual Agents to automate tasks.
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    PostgreSQLServiceNow IT Service Management
    Considered Both Products
    PostgreSQL Global Development Group
    Chose PostgreSQL
    PostgreSQL conforms to SQL-standard and handles high read/write much better in my opinion. While I haven't used Sybase in quite a while, a factor that was appealing for PostgreSQL was the fact that access control is more robust. When we ran short on space in Sybase, it had to …
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    ServiceNow
    Chose ServiceNow IT Service Management
    Other products did not have the needed functions. Pricing was also very advantageous with ServiceNow. The industry needs in this area are constantly evolving, so it is important to choose a tool that allows for the integration, workflows, and customer experience required. …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    32 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    45 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    32 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    38 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    46 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    25 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    31 Answers
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    28 Answers
    Features
    PostgreSQLServiceNow IT Service Management
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of PostgreSQL and ServiceNow IT Service Management
    Feature
    PostgreSQL
    -
    Ratings
    ServiceNow IT Service Management
    8.4
    85 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings9.184 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings8.167 Ratings
    Service restoration00 Ratings8.170 Ratings
    Self-service tools00 Ratings8.282 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings8.279 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings8.674 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards00 Ratings8.779 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of PostgreSQL and ServiceNow IT Service Management
    Feature
    PostgreSQL
    -
    Ratings
    ServiceNow IT Service Management
    8.5
    77 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Configuration mangement00 Ratings8.576 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard00 Ratings8.375 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement00 Ratings8.666 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of PostgreSQL and ServiceNow IT Service Management
    Feature
    PostgreSQL
    -
    Ratings
    ServiceNow IT Service Management
    8.4
    78 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Change requests repository00 Ratings8.678 Ratings
    Change calendar00 Ratings8.472 Ratings
    Service-level management00 Ratings8.474 Ratings
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    Score8.4 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SQLite
    Score8 out of 10
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    Score6.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PostgreSQLServiceNow IT Service Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (56 ratings)
    8.3
    (96 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (14 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (9 ratings)
    8.1
    (29 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.3
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (23 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PostgreSQLServiceNow IT Service Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    PostgreSQL Global Development Group
    PostgreSQL is best used for structured data, and best when following relational database design principles. I would not use PostgreSQL for large unstructured data such as video, images, sound files, xml documents, web-pages, especially if these files have their own highly variable, internal structure.
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    ServiceNow
    We found that ServiceNow's ITSM product is overall a great product to use in all areas of IT. Whether it be Security, Infrastructure, or Networking, nothing is too complicated to bring into ServiceNow for processing. Being able to use flows to automate task creation and auto assign has helped to fill process gaps that existed with our previous product.
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    Pros
    PostgreSQL Global Development Group
    • It works well with external data sources and runs on platforms with stable performance.
    • Clients can rest assured that their personal information will be safe and secure.
    • Many forums discuss setup and usage, and most are free.
    • Adding tooling applications to a computer is unlimited.
    • PostgreSQL runs on many OS platforms and supports ANSI SQL, stored procedures, and triggers.
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    ServiceNow
    • Integration
    • Good search capabilities. Applications are created within CMDB and we can search for the app to see the changes, incidents and problems created
    • Reporting. Great store of MIS reports and will let you to create custom reports
    • Visual Task Boards - use it as Kanban boards
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    Cons
    PostgreSQL Global Development Group
    • Clearer indications on what is the query plan, to optimize the query
    • More out of the box, Postgres specific, SQL functions
    • It would be nice to have a more visual aid of the relationship between all tables, but possibly this depend more on the UI used
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    ServiceNow
    • Finding requests that I opened and have since been completed by the assigned group/individual is very difficult to accomplish unless I've written down the request numbers somewhere.
    • Requests that I opened and are subsequently closed, often continue to appear in the list of "My Open Requests" giving the appearance that they were not completed when in fact they were.
    • It may exist, but if it does I haven't found it yet, which makes it less than intuitive, but I would like to see the ability to recall a request in ServiceNow.
    • I believe our firewall rule change request for is a custom form, but it has a serious drawback. If I submit such a request and need to make a correction to it before it is approved, there isn't anyway for me to do so. The request has to first be rejected with the creation of a sub-task in order to edit it before it is resubmitted for approval.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    PostgreSQL Global Development Group
    As a needed software for day to day development activities
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    ServiceNow
    Excellent rating for exceptional service provided for efficiency and efficient output given by it. It helped both client as well business to coordinate better for the requirements they work. It help to generate reports for real time progress on task. It helps to keep active watch on progress made by all parties
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    Usability
    PostgreSQL Global Development Group
    Postgresql is the best tool out there for relational data so I have to give it a high rating when it comes to analytics, data availability and consistency, so on and so forth. SQL is also a relatively consistent language so when it comes to building new tables and loading data in from the OLTP database, there are enough tools where we can perform ETL on a scalable basis.
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    ServiceNow
    The basic actions of creating, updating and tracking requests is easy to udnerstand and use. Only a short onboarding training is needed to train the users of how to use it properly. However, the UI/UX experience can feel bloated with the many options it offers when you start to customize the tool to your company needs. It is also not the best looking user interface compared to more modern web applications.
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    Reliability and Availability
    PostgreSQL Global Development Group
    PostgreSQL's availability is top notch. Apart from connection time-out for an idle user, the database is super reliable.
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    ServiceNow
    We have never had any issues with ServiceNow's availability that I am aware of in the two years I have been using it.
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    Performance
    PostgreSQL Global Development Group
    The data queries are relatively quick for a small to medium sized table. With complex joins, and a wide and deep table however, the performance of the query has room for improvement.
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    ServiceNow
    For a massive system, page loads are reasonably quick, including searches.
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    Support Rating
    PostgreSQL Global Development Group
    There are several companies that you can contract for technical support, like EnterpriseDB or Percona, both first level in expertise and commitment to the software.
    But we do not have contracts with them, we have done all the way from googling to forums, and never have a problem that we cannot resolve or pass around. And for dozens of projects and more than 15 years now.
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    ServiceNow
    I would give it this rating because we have had no major issues with the support for ServiceNow after we implemented it at our organization. They seem to respond promptly and efficiently if we ever do need to open a support case with them about an issue we are having.
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    Online Training
    PostgreSQL Global Development Group
    The online training is request based. Had there been recorded videos available online for potential users to benefit from, I could have rated it higher. The online documentation however is very helpful. The online documentation PDF is downloadable and allows users to pace their own learning. With examples and code snippets, the documentation is great starting point.
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    ServiceNow
    To type in what should be a text box, you have to click an empty cell, a tiny text box pop up opens with a check box and an X. You the. Type in the text box and have to click the check mark. If you have a bunch of fields to fill out, doing this is very annoying. Absolutely know thought went in to this. I'm sure somebody in marketing thought it was a good idea. It wasn't.
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    Implementation Rating
    PostgreSQL Global Development Group
    The online documentation of the PostgreSQL product is elaborate and takes users step by step.
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    ServiceNow
    While implementation the focus always should be on customizing features which are out of box to minimize the debts following the main features like Incidents, Requests, Change & Problem Statement. It should be strictly ensured to maintain right data quality, eliminating any duplicates or wrong workflows and incorrect reportings. Strong security and goverance to be implemented.
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    Alternatives Considered
    PostgreSQL Global Development Group
    Although the competition between the different databases is increasingly aggressive in the sense that they provide many improvements, new functionalities, compatibility with complementary components or environments, in some cases it requires that it be followed within the same family of applications that performs the company that develops it and that is not all bad, but being able to adapt or configure different programs, applications or other environments developed by third parties apart is what gives PostgreSQL a certain advantage and this diversification in the components that can be joined with it, is the reason why it is a great option to choose.
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    ServiceNow
    Having used other ticketing/asset tools in the past with other companies. This time, we opted for ServiceNow, primarily because of the company's scale. Once you start hiring a lot of employees, you need a robust tool with some maturity. We wanted to split the IT team into back-office and front-office teams. We needed proper permissions and auto-escalation. Also, approval flows for certain requests (mostly hardware and file access requests). All of this is part of the standard ServiceNow package. Some of the cheaper alternatives we felt were more suited for very small businesses or teams.
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    Scalability
    PostgreSQL Global Development Group
    The DB is reliable, scalable, easy to use and resolves most DB needs
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    ServiceNow
    ServiceNow works as an enterprise solution.
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    Return on Investment
    PostgreSQL Global Development Group
    • Easy to administer so our DevOps team has only ever used minimal time to setup, tune, and maintain.
    • Easy to interface with so our Engineering team has only ever used minimal time to query or modify the database. Getting the data is straightforward, what we do with it is the bigger concern.
    • It's free. You can't beat that.
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    ServiceNow
    • Personally as an end-user, I feel like my issues have been resolved more quickly/don't tend to get as lost when using previous tools.
    • Having a centralized place where all questions are asked and all issues are resolved means I don't have to spend time searching for the appropriate team. I can just create a ticket and it's channeled to the appropriate team for me.
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